Approval is requested for the award of a contract to Linear Options, Inc., of Menlo Park for construction of the Sunnyvale Bicycle Network Project for the Department of Public Works Project Administration Division (Project No. TR-00/01-02). This project involves the addition of new bike lanes on parts of Kifer Avenue, Commercial Street, DeGuigne Drive, Stewart Drive, Oakmead Parkway, Lakeside Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue and Sunnyvale/Saratoga Road.

The Sunnyvale Bicycle Network Project includes upgrades and improvements to add more than six miles of new bike lanes to the City's bicycle network. Improvements consist of work to existing roadways to provide Class II bicycle lanes, including new striping, signs and traffic signal modifications to provide loop detection for bicycles. The project is completely within existing street rights of way and existing street sections. No new rights of way, parking removal or temporary or permanent easements will be required as part of this project.

Bid specifications were prepared by Public Works and Purchasing staff. The Notice Inviting Bids was published in The Sun on April 17, 2002. The bid package was distributed to Bay Area Builders Exchanges and broadcast to potential contractors through the DemandStar by Onvia public procurement network. Four contractors requested bid documents.

Funds are available in Capital Project #821560 - Sunnyvale Bicycle Network. This project is funded through the use of Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality and Transportation Development Act Grants.